13 courses · 3 tutorials
QUBITS
Dr Steven Herbert, University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge's undergraduate Quantum Computing course, with lecture notes publicly available, covering qubits, superposition, entanglement, core quantum algorithms, and quantum cryptography. Accessible at no cost.
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CertificateDelft University of Technology (QuTech)
Begin your quantum journey with this professional certificate from Delft University of Technology. Covers qubits, quantum hardware, algorithms, error correction, and the quantum internet.
Brilliant
Brilliant's interactive quantum computing course, learn by doing with hands-on puzzles and visualisations. Subscription-based, covered by Brilliant's free trial.
Coursera
SpecialisationPackt
A complete beginner's specialization covering quantum fundamentals, Qiskit programming, and real quantum algorithms, from high-school maths to running code on real quantum hardware.
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Purdue University / Pramey Upadhyaya
The first course in Purdue University's Applied Quantum Computing series. Teaches the postulates of quantum mechanics and how they map onto present-day quantum information processing models including computation, simulation, optimization, and machine learning.
Coursera
KAIST / Joonwoo Bae
KAIST's beginning-graduate-level introduction to quantum information, taught by Joonwoo Bae. Covers qubits, the axioms of quantum theory, entanglement as a resource, quantum teleportation, gates, circuits, and quantum communication channels.
Coursera
Packt
A hands-on beginner course teaching quantum computing through IBM's Qiskit framework. Starts from quantum mechanics fundamentals and the classical-bit-versus-qubit distinction, then builds up to gates, circuits, the Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm, quantum cryptography, and teleportation.
Coursera
Fractal Analytics (Srinjoy Ganguly, Shalini Devendrababu)
A beginner-friendly introduction to quantum computing from Fractal Analytics. Two modules covering the history and theory of quantum computing, then qubits, superposition, entanglement, quantum gates, and circuits, with hands-on practice in IBM Qiskit.
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Delft University of Technology (QuTech)
Learn how quantum information is mathematically represented via quantum circuits and how to manipulate quantum entanglement, a core course in the Quantum 201 program.
IBM Quantum
IBM's free interactive introduction to quantum information. Covers single and multi-qubit states, quantum circuits, and entanglement with interactive exercises.
IBM Quantum
IBM SkillsBuild
IBM SkillsBuild's free beginner learning content on quantum computing fundamentals. Visual learning activities and virtual labs covering qubits, superposition, entanglement, quantum gates, and basic circuit building.
QUANTUM COMPUTING
Keio University / Rodney Van Meter
Keio University's accessible introduction to quantum computing on FutureLearn, taught by Rodney Van Meter. Explains the motivation for building quantum computers, the key principles, important algorithms, and a look at quantum hardware and the emerging industry, with minimal mathematics.
QUBITS
Qubit by Qubit instructors (Stanford PhDs)
A two-semester year-long quantum computing course by The Coding School, taught by Stanford PhDs in partnership with Google Quantum AI. Free for partner schools; scholarships available for individual students.
A side-by-side comparison of classical bits and qubits: what makes a qubit fundamentally different, what it can and cannot do, and common misconceptions.
Cut through the hype and understand what actually separates quantum computers from classical ones, what problems they genuinely help with, and what realistic expectations look like.
A plain-English explanation of qubits, what makes them different from classical bits and why that matters for computing.